Why does the price of clothing go higher this winter?

In the second half of last year, the prices of clothing and raw materials (cotton) that soared all the way in the second half of the year had already drastically dipped. However, the reporter visited Beijing supermarkets and found that the price of winter clothing this year has continued to rise.

The price boom is sweeping the market and the winter is approaching. Many people in Beijing are prepared to purchase new coats, but whether they are in major shopping malls such as New World, Cuiwei Department Store or Xindong'an Market, zoo wholesale market, sky blue weed market, or street-side Small business hawkers, winter prices have risen to varying degrees.

The reporters saw in major department stores that the prices of various brands of winter clothes went up, and a cotton coat was randomly drawn. The price was all four digits. It was very difficult to find a winter garment that was less than RMB1,000. Not only winter clothing, autumn prices are also rising, the reporter saw in the mall, teenie weenie2011 autumn paragraph long-sleeved T-shirt price 499 yuan, 5 discount after 249 yuan, and last year, similar to the original style of clothes only 258 yuan.

The cost has risen sharply. The reporter has inquired about professional websites and learned that since October 2010, the price of cotton has been hailed as a tribute. By March this year, domestic cotton prices have exceeded the mark of 30,000 yuan/ton, reaching the highest level in ten years. value. However, domestic cotton prices have been falling all the way since then and they have fallen to 19,000 yuan/ton, a drop of up to 44%.

According to industry sources, many textile companies are still in the destocking stage. The main reason is that last year's cotton prices rose sharply. Cotton spinning companies have piled up cotton and expanded their production capacity. This year's cotton prices have fallen sharply, far exceeding the general expectations of manufacturers. The cotton bought back increased production costs and led to higher prices.

Employment costs have also directly led to a rise in apparel prices. Reporters in the Xidan National World, the sky blue and Other markets saw many stalls posted notices of recruitment shopping guides and employees.

Will prices continue to rise next year?

According to Liu Hui, chief consultant of Beijing Zhaoshang Merchant Management Consulting Co., Ltd., it is theoretically clear that the year will not encounter the same price increase this year. Considering the cost factor, the prices of autumn and winter clothes have also been increased. At the same time, the high-priced stocks purchased by apparel companies have also been digested. Today, the prices of raw materials such as cotton have basically stabilized or have dropped substantially, and there will be no major fluctuations. On the other hand, in terms of the labor force, as manufacturers have shifted their recruitment targets to areas where cheap labor is concentrated, the employment situation has been eased, making the labor cost less likely to increase further. "This year's winter market has gone up too quickly. It will be a correction process in the next year or two," said Liu Hui.